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Myelin basic protein is a hydrophobic insulator that can be synthesized by the oligodendrocyte and/or Schwann cell as part of the myelin sheath which is wrapped around the axon. Myelin basic protein may constitute as much as one-third of all protein in myelin.
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Golli-MBP; MBP; MBP S; Mbps; myelin A1 protein; myelin basic protein S; myelin membrane encephalitogenic protein